Moroccan Sahara Tour: Explore Authentic Desert Life from Fez to Marrakech in 3 Days
4.6
36 Ratings

Embark on a 3-day journey from Fez to Marrakech through Merzouga, exploring the genuine Moroccan Sahara. Relish a unique night under the stunning starlit heavens, have an adventure at a Berber camp, and partake in exhilarating camel treks.

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Day1:Fez-Ifrane-Azrou-Midelt-Merzouga

Merzouga - Pick up from riad-hotel at 7.30 am by your private driver and embark on a journey to one of the most magical places Merzouga- Erg Chebbi Dunes! This is a seven-hour excursion, transversing the Middle Atlas Mountains and some of the most engaging scenery in Morocco. We travel through the vast cedar forest, Ifrane The Switzerland of Morocco. Continue our drive with stops at Azrou, Midelt, and the Ziz valley. Then, Reach Merzouga, (Night/Dinner standard camp)

DAY 2: Merzouga- TodrAGorge-Boumalne Dades- El-Kelaâ/M’Gouna- Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate - Wake up early to watch the sunrise. After that back by camel-trek to Merzouga Hotel/Riad, Have breakfast, and freshen up before beginning our new journey to Ouarzazate via Todra Gorge, Boumalne -Dades, Kelaâ M’Gouna, and Skoura too. we’ll have a short break time to explore Todra-gorges and walk through this stunning place while enjoying views of high rock walls. continue to the superb Urban community Boumalne Dadès where we’ll enjoy lunchtime. Later on, we’ll drive towards El Kelâa-M’gouna, the valley of 1000 Kasbahs & Skoura palmer. Finally, arrive at Ouarzazate (Dinner & night at Hotel/Riad).

Day 3: Ouarzazate-Ait ben haddou- Tizi-n-Tichka Marrakech city

Ait Ben Haddou - After breakfast, we’ll visit Atlas films Studios before we head together to Aït Benhaddou village( UNESCO -World-Heritage Site) where we’ll see strange named’s Kasbah situated on uphill over fertile Ounila River it’s very popular because of its role-playing in hosting many films like The Message Jesus of Nazareth, Jewel of the Nile, Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator & The Mummy. Later on, continue driving to Telouet. we’ll have a break for lunch & relax. Then we’ll visit the magnificent Kasbah of Telouet. Afterward, travel across the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass (2260m). On way, we’ll stop for photos & enjoying panoramic views of Atlas Mountains with Berber villages settled on side of the road. reach Marrakech city end of the tour. (Drop off your Riad/hotel)

What's Included
  • Comfortable air-conditioned transportation with an English/French-speaking driver.
  • Dinner and breakfast included.
  • Luxury desert camp experience in Merzouga with camel treks.
  • Convenient pick-up and drop-off services.
  • Accommodation at the Hotel/Riad in Ourzazzate.
What's Not Included
  • Lunches and personal items
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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997akanes
Feb 20, 2024
Excellent experience with Mohsin - The tour was great and the tent hotel was awesome. The dinner we had in the dessert was the best food among what we got in Morroco. The most important is that our guide Mohsin is excellent! He is very kind, honest, polite and considerate. We feel like at home with him. He recommends us only the best places to visit with very good price. He also gives us very good explanations about the cultures in Morroco. He drives well and solves problems for us always with patience and full effort. We enjoy his company a lot and would love to come back to Morroco for him again! :)
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134selinag
Feb 14, 2024
merzouga trip - we had an amazing time in our minibus to merzouga! our driver mohsin took great care of us, it was always fun with him! 10/10 😝
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Crabbescreekdusty
Oct 25, 2023
Fes to Marrakech ♥️ - Fantastic 3 day trip through small villages, into the Sahara desert, via absolutely stunning mountains, from Fes to Marrakech. A great trip made even better thanks to Imad, our favourite guide and driver in Morocco. Imad went above and beyond to look after all of us in our group, was kind, fun, intelligent and accommodating to everyones needs. Can not recommend Imad and this trip enough. 10 out 10!
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Northstar27315260711
Sep 29, 2023
Great tour, great support, little tips - We booked the tour directly in Fez 2 days before departure with Zohir. The tour was really beautiful but also very tiring due to the amount of driving, but just seeing the Sahara and the beautiful sunset was absolutely worth it! Unfortunately there was a mix-up in our desert camp and we ended up in the wrong camp. We then called Zohir and he was available straight away and sorted everything out so we were soon back in the right place. Tip 1: You should make sure beforehand that you know exactly what you are booking (which tent category, destination for the next night, are you making any stops along the way) because the people in the Sahara in particular didn't know this from everyone and it was very chaotic. Tip 2: You should also take a supply of water with you for the first two days as there is only one bottle with meals (for about 4 people). Other than that, we felt very well looked after and cared for by the agency! Clear recommendation.
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Vincentbf8598ms
Sep 29, 2023
From Fes to Marrakesch with Karim - Cheers everyone, After experiencing the sahara desert Tour we can look back on of course the nights in the saharan desert and at the gouges but also a total of at least 10 other interesting stops along the way. From second one our driver Karim was our best guy along all the way and made this the 5star-recommendation it is. As he said "you're on vacation, enjoy and relax". Ask him anything, he'll give you insight in many topics and knows the best spots for beautiful pictures. So, highly recommend him! Be prepared for an unexpected variety of astounding landscapes and meet some wonderful people along the way.
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Davidegr6933lu
Sep 23, 2023
Unforgettable tour! - Despite the long journey, this three-day tour is truly an unforgettable experience. A big thank you to our guide Karim, who made everything lighter with his good humor. He was very caring, very attentive and he made this trip a very beautiful human experience! Recommended!
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Lovetravel781921
Sep 21, 2023
Spectacular 12-day trip with Houssine through Morocco - We have spent 12 days doing a route through Morocco with our driver Houssine and it couldn't have gone better! Everything has been perfect, he is a super professional person who is always aware of what you need at all times. Very good driving, you can tell that he is a person with a lot of experience and always stopping in the best places so that we could take very good photos. We have felt very well treated and Houssine has always been there with a smile and always there for what we need. A 10/10, we would always recommend Houssine if you have to go on a route through Morocco as he will make the trip incredible. Thank you very much for the experience Houssine, we will surely return in the future and we will love that you will once again be the person who shows us the best of Morocco.
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Passenger09996876056
Sep 19, 2023
Amazing - We had a very good driver, Amid14 it was really an incredible experience, in the evening there was traditional music, I had a lot of fun.
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Lordroyal666
Mar 25, 2024
Tremendous - Tourist trap. I purchased a tour from Fes to Marrakech of 3 days and 2 nights, with a visit to Merzouga, Ouarzazate and various intermediate stops. Aside from the desert, which is very beautiful, the stops were only the Todra gorges and Aït Benhaddou, where we only spent 1 hour in each place. Many of the stops advertised in the tour program can only be seen from the window, passing by, or not at all because they are simply skipped (you can only see Ouarzazate on the map; they tell you that you sleep there the second night, but you sleep in a nearby town) . Three days of tour for one night in the desert and 2 hours of sightseeing is disgraceful. Be careful: €150 per person is the base price at which these tours are sold (including breakfasts, 2 overnight stays and 2 dinners; you will be forced to have lunches in places with excessively expensive menus for tourists). Some of our group were ripped off, having bought the exact same tour for €220 per person, but we were all traveling together in the same car, doing the same things. In any case, it is not really worth relying on these agencies. The drivers/guides are passed off as professionals but are listless and never speak, don't explain anything and don't give directions. Our driver spoke neither English nor French, only Arabic, and on several occasions he gave us wrong or incomplete directions. The driver often stops in front of shops to get you to buy the usual tourist junk. The tour is 90% car travel; it will be a 20 hour drive in three days, which makes it tremendously tiring. Better to do it yourself and visit these places on your own, desert aside. Mr. Salah Eddine, who we met in the small agency at the entrance to the medina of Fez, seems very friendly when it comes to collecting the money, but he turns out to be the scoundrel that he is once you leave. Stay away from these scoundrels.
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E8701kaalessandror
Mar 24, 2024
SCAM for tourists - Terrible experience and absolutely not recommended. They make you pay a fortune for what ultimately turns out to be a transfer service from Fes to Marrakech. An uncomfortable and exhausting journey, with car journeys lasting 6/7 hours a day and the time left to visit the places was practically negligible, just fleeting stops. Obviously strategic stops in isolated locations for lunch (not included) where you have no choice other than the fixed menu at prices pumped up for the occasion. The supposed guide was nothing more than a driver who took you from point A to point B, without the slightest explanation of the places and without knowing how to communicate in English. The only part that could be saved was the first evening in Merzouga with a camel ride in the desert and dinner and overnight stay in tents that had very little of the Berber feel to them. Price beyond all logic, if I had done the journey by taxi I probably would have spent less and would have enjoyed the stops more. SCAM for tourists!
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